erik_moeller@gmx.de wrote:
But in general I am against such workarounds. We should try to improve the software ASAP. Do you think I could convert you into a developer? We need all the help we can get, and I'd be willing to teach as far as I understand.
I would be interested in joining a mailing list aimed at assisting neophyte developers with getting started or in establishing private dialogues with friendly mentors and other neophytes.
I have some obsolete pentium systems that I could dedicate and set up for local testing and/or development activities.
I have substantial experience and exposure to a variety of software and system development projects and some applicable formal training but very limited actual coding experience.
If you can assist me (and others) with converting to a handson developer I would appreciate it. Gaining traction with free software based development has proven more difficult than I expected. Much more so (for me) than my previous experience with limited Windows based programming.
I will be traveling on business next week and the following and will have access to high bandwith internet access. If we could develop a list of software and versions to work with initially in the next few days; I could download all the required components to setup a local system very similar or identical to the initial recommended neophyte's platform.
Regards, Mike Irwin